Commercial Disputes Associate

Role profile

This is a team that has "a glowing reputation for commercial litigation" (Chambers & Partners) and "fields an 'insightful, tactful and incredibly skilled' team capable of acting across complex, high-value regulatory investigations and enforcement actions, including anti-money laundering, whistleblowing, safeguarding, cyber issues, market abuse, and non-financial misconduct" (Legal 500).

Due to continued growth we have an exciting new opportunity for a Commercial litigator, with experience in Financial Services litigation and regulatory investigations, to join our well regarded and successful Commercial Disputes team at Associate level.

Osborne Clarke's commercial disputes practice provides a full range of commercial dispute resolution and specialist risk management services, both nationally and internationally.

Led by a team of partners with a City background, our team acts on a wide range of litigation and crisis management mandates for a broad range of international and domestic clients, including market leaders in financial services, technology, telecoms, retail, Energy, mobility and infrastructure and various other sectors.

Within that practice, our Financial Services Litigation and Regulatory Investigations work is a key area of focus. We advise a broad range of financial services clients, including banks, asset and wealth managers, payment and e‑money institutions, fintechs, alternative lenders, PE/VC‑backed platforms, listed companies and senior individuals. We act on:

• Financial services disputes (including contractual, mis‑selling and consumer claims, and complex multi‑party litigation);
• Regulatory and enforcement matters (FCA, PRA and other domestic and overseas regulators);
• Internal and regulatory‑driven investigations, including into systems and controls, market conduct, consumer protection and governance issues;
• Contentious regulatory and governance issues for boards and senior management, including SMCR‑related matters;
• Cross‑border disputes and investigations involving multiple jurisdictions and regulators;
• Claims against and other advice for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

The wider Commercial Disputes team has a particularly strong reputation for disputes in the technology and life sciences sectors, private equity / venture capital and other corporate finance issues, corporate disputes (including post‑transaction and shareholder and boardroom governance disputes), commercial fraud, investigations and work in the anti‑bribery and corruption sphere.

The team is fully integrated into a fast‑growing national and international network which includes rapidly‑expanding offices across Osborne Clarke's international platform.

Find more about our commercial disputes practice by using this link:

Headed by highly respected commercial and corporate litigators, Osborne Clarke’s Commercial Disputes team handles strategically important, highly complex, cross‑border and national disputes and investigations. Members of the team frequently work on a cross‑office basis with colleagues in Bristol, London and Reading, as well as with teams across Osborne Clarke's international network.

This role will sit within the broader Commercial Disputes team but with a significant proportion of work drawn from:

• Financial Services litigation, both for financial services institutions and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme;
• Investigations, including internal investigations, regulatory‑driven investigations and investigations related to potential litigation or enforcement.

You will work closely with partners and senior lawyers specialising in financial services disputes, regulatory enforcement, corporate and regulatory investigations, and with colleagues in our non‑contentious Financial Institutions, Tech, Media & Comms and Corporate teams.

The department is growing, increasing the breadth and depth of its expertise and resource, as part of the overall strategic growth of Osborne Clarke's UK offices and the firm as a whole.

We are looking for an Associate to join the Commercial Disputes team with a focus on:

• General commercial litigation, including High Court claims and…